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Princess Diana died when the Mercedes she was travelling in crashed at the entrance of the Pont de l’Alma road tunnel in Paris, France on August 31, 1997.
She was 36 when she was killed along with her driver Henri Paula and Dodi Fayed, her boyfriend at the time.
The tender notes she exchanged with Dodi Fayed, the millionaire son of Harrods tycoon Mohammed Al Fayed, suggest she had fallen in love after they went on a yachting holiday in Sardinia and France.
In the first letter, dated August 6, 1997, she wrote: “Darling Dodi, Heaven knows where on earth I begin to thank you for the most magical six days on the ocean waves.
“It is a bit of an Oh my God situation. I adored it all and every possible minute was full of laughter and happiness, and that combination is a serious treat.”
She signed off the letter: “This comes with all the love in the world and, as always, a million heartfelt thanks for bringing such joy into this particular chick’s life, from Diana xx”
Diana was pictured in July 1997 near Dodi Al-Fayed’s home in Saint Tropez, on the French Riviera, enjoying the sea and surf, looking relaxed while sunbathing on rocks and while jet-skiing.
She had been comfortable enough with Dodi to bring her son Prince William, who had recently turned 15, to join them on the holiday.
In another letter dated later in August, Diana enclosed a treasured pair of cuff links which had belonged to her father.
She wrote: “Darling Dodi, These cufflinks were the very last gift that I received from the man I loved most in the world, my father.
“They are given to you as I know how much joy it would give him to know they were in such safe and special hands.
“Fondest love, from Diana.”
Two weeks later the couple were dead. The letters were read at the inquest into Diana’s death in 2007.
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